The post has since been deleted, but not before racking up more than 500,000 views; while many assumed that the anonymous user could be unfamiliar with American societal values, the majority explained that the woman's actions had "overtones of incest."

"He must act within the boundaries set by society," Chic Mendoza urged. "Sleeping NAKED with your pre-teen or teenage son is inappropriate in our society."

Roy Martin said: "I find it so fascinating how issues like this can seem so vastly different from culture to culture.

"Clearly, in our culture this is a really poor choice."

And Matthew Kuzma urged the mother to at least "pretend for the sake of social expectations", recommending the two take "some space apart."

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